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WorksheetsMWH Unit 2 Quiz #1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were
advocates of the American Revolution
French Enlightenment philosophers
proponents of a constitutional monarchy in France
influences on the ideals that shaped American government
According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?
divide the government into three separate parts
elect new government leaders to rule the country
overthrow the government and establish a new one
create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern
Who were the first Europeans to settle in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Which statement BEST describes a difference between the English and the French with regards to exploration and colonization?
The French and the English both settled in North America.
The French were less interested in occupying territories
Fur trading was the main source of money for the English.
Only the French were interested in converting the natives.
What basic economic concept does European exploration and colonization of many areas of the world represent?
money supply
barter system
supply and demand
agriculture production
Exploration and the discovery of new places led Europeans to colonize these areas. How is this related to the economic ideas of supply and demand?
A barter system developed between Europeans and the new areas.
The Europeans supplied the agricultural products the new areas needed.
Europeans took control of the areas that had the raw materials they needed
The population of the colonized areas increased as a result of European contact.
Which of these had the BIGGEST and EARLIEST impact on the system of mercantilism that developed in the 1600s?
American revolutions
the development of the cotton gin
colonization of the Americas
the development of the steam engine
Which of these BEST describes the initial reaction of the Catholic Church to the knowledge developed during the Scientific Revolution?
Evolution should not be taught.
Scientists should not question the world of God
The theories back up the teachings of the Bible.
Faith no longer has a place in scientific study.
This Mughal ruler was a religious conservative who did not allow freedom of religion
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan
Babur
Why did the findings of Galileo frighten Catholic and Protestant leaders?
His findings went against Church teaching and authority
His findings supported the theories of Aristotle
His findings led him to rebel against the Cardinals
His findings did not support the Copernican theory
Enlightenment thinkers Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire promoted revolutionary thought by supporting views that called for _____.
Greater human rights and restrictions on absolute power
A reduction in industrialization and greater reliance on mercantilist policies that encouraged colonial exploitation
Greater rights and privileges for the aristocracy and the merchant class
The establishment of a state supported church and freedom of the press
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
Criticism of the Catholic Church
95 Theses
101 Problems with Catholics
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
Reformers
Protestants
Huguenots
Calvinists
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages
Calvinism
Republic
Constitutional Government
Columbian Exchange
A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
Glorious Revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Middle Passage
Declaration of Sentiments
What is a direct effect of the decline of the Indigenous populations in the New World?
The Human Rights movement in the New World
The movement of enslaved Africans to the New World
Mass migration of Indigenous peoples to the Old World
The isolation of China and Japan from the rest of the world
How did the African Slave trade affect African societies?
It led to a population boom due to the introduction of new crops from the Americas
It led to increased dependence on African language and storytelling in the Americas
It destabilized kingdoms and governments across Africa and led to more warfare to provide for people for the slave trade
It provided African societies with European Enlightenment ideas that decreased the slave trade within Africa
Exploration and the discovery of new places led Europeans to colonize these areas. How is this related to the economic ideas of mercantilism?
The population of the colonized areas increased as a result of European contact
Europeans took control of the areas that had the raw materials they needed
A barter system developed between Europeans and the new areas
The Europeans supplied the agricultural products the new areas needed
Portuguese exploration primarily created trade ___________, while Spanish exploration primarily created ____________.
Routes, Colonies
Ships, Rubber Ducks
Colonies, Routes
Alliances, Rivalries
This system is where the Spanish granted conquering Europeans the right to demand labor from Indigenous People living on the land.
Casta System
Involuntary Servitude
Columbian System
Encomienda System
